Daily Monitor
Tuesday May 25 2021
A farmer in his cassava garden in Lakwana Sub-county, Omoro District recently. Cassava farmers in Nwoya District have been affected by Brown Streak Virus. PHOTO/ CAROLINE AYUGI
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According to farmers, the disease ravaged their cassava gardens between 2017 and 2019.
Ms Christine Apiyo, a farmer in Akili Village in Koch Goma Sub-county, told Daily Monitor that she lost five acres of cassava plantation to the disease in 2018.
Just like many other farmers in Nwoya, Ms Apiyo embraced cassava growing when the district passed an ordinance eight years ago.
Initially, during harvest period, Ms Apiyo says she would collect about Shs1.8m from an acre of cassava.
Nwoya teacher sentenced to two years for stealing Covid-19 temperature gun
Sunday December 20 2020
This photo handout shows a temperature gun used to check for signs and symptoms of Covid-19. PHOTO/NET.
Summary
Court heard that Michael Abonga,37, a teacher at Lalar primary school, reportedly stole a school temperature gun valued at Shs300,000.
Abonga also allegedly stole the school solar inverter and battery, a crime he was pardoned for.
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A teacher at Lalar primary school in Alero Sub County, Nwoya district has been convicted and subjected to two years in prison for stealing the school temperature gun since the school had failed to pay his 60,000, for the services he rendered at the school.